Shocker.



W. J. CARSE.

SHOCKER.

. APPLICATION FILED JULY 19, 191 7. 1,2@8,fi33 Patented Dec. 24, 1918.

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ATTORNEY W. J. CARSE.

SHOCKER.

APPLICAUON FILED JULY 19. I917.

Patented Dec. 24, 1918,

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SHOCKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 24, 1918.

Application filed July 19, 1917. Serial No. 181,610.

To all whom it ma concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. CAnsE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Laird, in the county of Yuma and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shockers,-of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to hay shockers.

The invention aims primarily to generally simplify and improve hay Shockers, and to generally reduce the cost of labor incident to the hay gathering and shocking processes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shocker which may be used in connection with any preferred type of gathering or collecting mechanisms for the hay, and which receives the bundles and firmly forms the same into a shock.

Still further and particular objects reside in providing a mechanism of the character set forth which shall be of extremely simple and inexpensive construction, which is composed of but few inexpensive and readily assembled parts, all of the said parts being so constructed and assembled as to minimize the opportunity for wear, breakage, or derangement, which is easy and simple of operation, and which will prove thoroughly efficient and practical in use.

With these objects in view together with others which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the novel formation, combination and; arrangement of parts, all as will be described more fully hereinafter, illustrated in the drawings and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a shocker constructed in accordance with the invention, the shocker being illustrated as applied to a conventional form of gathering ma chine.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the machine illustrated in Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the shocker,

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the shocker, and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken substantially upon line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Referring now to the drawings, 10 indicates generally the body of the vehicle, said vehicle being of any approved size and type, and upon which a gathering machine is positioned. In the present instance this gathering machine includes shafts 11 and 12, upon the former of which sprockets 13 are affixed. Chains 14 pass over these s rockets, and bars 15 connect the said 0 ains. The chains pass over an inclined bottom plate 16, so that the bundles gathered by the pegs 17 .on the bars 15 will be moved up the inclined way 16 and dropped over the upper end thereof. The shaft 11 is also equipped with another sprocket gear or wheel 18, over which a chain 19 passes, the said chain also passing over a sprocket 20 afiixed to an axle 21, the latter carrying the ground-engaging wheels 22 as shown. It is obvious, therefore, that as this vehicle is drawn over the ground, the rotary movement developed in the axle 21 will be transmitted through the chain 19 to the sprocket 18, whereupon the shaft 11 will be rotated. The chain connection between the sprockets upon the shafts l1 and 12 cause the latter to rotate in unison. The vehicle may be propelled over the ground in any suitable manner.

Rotatably mounted at the lower end of the vehicle and adjacent the rear thereof is ,a shaft 25. This shaft is disposed transversely of the vehicle, and is provided at one end with a sprocket wheel 26, over which a chain 27 passes, the said chain also passing over a sprocket wheel 28 secured. to the shaft 12 at the upper end of the shock conveyer. Mounted for rocking movement at one end upon the shaft 25, intermediate the ends of the latter is a lever 29. This lever extends forwardly and normally is horizontally disposed, being sup ported at its extreme forward end by a cross member 30 upon the vehicle frame. An upwardly extending stud or spindle 31 is carried by the lever 29 directly above the shaft 25, and mounted for rotation upon this spindle is a shocker platform 32. This platform is circular as shown, and is provided upon its under face with a beveled gear 33, the latter being in mesh with a similar gear 3 1 affixed to the shaft 25. The shaft 25 also carries a roller 35, the latter bearing against the under face of the platform 32, and the beveled gears and roller properly support the platform and vevenly distributes the Weight to'which the plat- 36 isdisposed transversely of the machine and upon thesuperstructure thereof, the

said plate being disposed at the upper. end of the inclined bottom 16'and it will be understood that this plate may be adjusted so as to cause the bundles dropped beyond the end of the bottom to be deposited on or away from the center of the platform 32. Any approved means may be provided for holding the deflector plate in its various positions of adjustment. 7

To hold the bundlesdeposited upon the platfor1n'32 from being thrown therefrom as the machine advances, a pair of guards I are provided. The. foremost of these guards,

as ind'icated'at 87, is hinged at one end as at 38 upon a post 39 extending upwardly from one side of the vehicle frame, and the guard extends across to the other side of the vehicle frame, and is secured thereto by a spring39. It will be observed that the guard 37 is arcuate, and is concentric with the table 32. The guard rises upwardly lfrom the outer edges of the platform, and

it is obvious thatbundles deposited upon the latter will be held by the said guard against being thrown forwardly from the table. In

addition to be swingingly mounted upon the vertically disposedpost 39, the guard is capable of sliding vertically thereon, and the "lifting power for moving the guard 37 upwardly issupplied by the table. 32 when the latterjis tilted by operation of the lever 29.

The rear, portion of the table 32 is in closed by a g-mu indicated at 40. This guard is similar in construction to the guard 37, but ispivoted'for horizontal swinging movement'at its upper end to a laterally disposed rod 41 upon the vehicle.

The means for causing the table 32 to be tilted atthe proper time, comprises a crank shaft-4L2. This crank shaft is mounted in suitable hearings on the machine adjacent the lower end thereof, and is provided intermediate its ends with a crank portion d3. This crank portion engages in a slotted block as, and the block 44 is carried by the forward end of the lever 29. The outer ends of the rock-shaft 42 are provided with arms 46, to the outer ends of which the lower extremities of control-rods 427 are secured.

The control rods 47 extend upwardly along the side of thevehicle, and may be provided at their upper ends with hand-grips 48, to facilitate the convenient operationfiof' the same.

In operation, the machine is propelled over the ground byany suitable means. The bundles or loose hay are gathered by the Do s 17 carried b 7 the cross-bars 15 u )011 the conveyer, and these bundles are moved rearwardly and upwardly upon the bottom 16. As the machine travels over the ground,

the'table 32 will be caused to rotate, and

bundles deposited upon the platform 32, will, by centrifugal force, be swung to the 'outer edges of the table. The outward movement is, however, arrested by the guards 37' and 40, and after a number of bundles suflicien't to ,fillthe' platform have been del vered. thereto, 1 one 7 of the operating rods d7 is moved so-as to rock lever 29 to befraised, whereupon the-platform 32 is tilted upon the shaft 25. This tilting action causes the'guard" 37 to move upwardly, and the weight "of the bundles supported by the platform, in being swung against the rear guard 40 will'cause the lat ter to swing rearwardly upon its horizontal pivot, and the bundles will be deposited upon the ground' After the dcpositing'opthe crank-j shaft 42; The rocking movement of the crank-shaft causes. the forward end of :the

oration, the rods 47 may be again actuated to move the parts back to normal position. From this construction it is obvious that I have provided a shocker which 1s of ex tremely simple construction, and which is capable of being efficiently operated with but little effort and;may be maintained at little expense. The various parts which go to make up the completed machine are so constructedand assembled as to renderthe )ossibilit' of breaka e wear or deran ement exceedingly remote. V 7 V V v VVhilc the present is a disclosure of what is believed to be the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the invention is'.not limitedi'theretmas various changes in the inin'or details of 0011-" struction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be resortedto if desired without departing from the spirit of the lnventlon as definedby the appended claims.

' What is claimed is:

1. In a shocker, a rotatableshaft, a lever rockably mounted at. one end upon said shaft, a spindle extending upwardly from said lever, a. platform rotatably mounted on said spindle, a driving connection between said shaft and platform, a crank-shaft, a connectlo'n between the crank-shaft. and the free end of said lever whereb rotar movei a y ment ofthe crank-shaft will raise'orlower the said endof said lever, and i meansfor "rocking said crank shaft.

2. In a shocker, a rotatable table tiltably unoun'ted and designed to receive straw, a

vertically movable guard arranged in the path of movement of one side of said platform when. the latter is tilted, and a horizontally swinging guard opposite to the first mentioned guard designed to be swung outwardly by pressure of straw upon the platform.

3. In a shocker, a rotatable table tiltably mounted, a pair of arouate guards for said table, vertical posts beside said table, one of said arcuate guards being slidably mounted upon said posts and lying normally in the path of movement of one end of said table when the latter is tilted, and means for tilting said table.

a. In a shocker, a rotatable shaft, a platform rotatably mounted directly above said shaft, a power connection between said shaft and said platform whereby the latter will be rotated upon rotary movement being applied capable of being tilted, posts adjacent said platform, a guard slidably arranged upon said posts and extending partially around said platform and in the path of movement of one end of the latter when the same is tilted, and means for tilting said platform.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

YVILLIAM J. GARSE.

Witnesses BUFFER ROBERTS, EVERNA HoLooMB.

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